After protests, now students in Dhaka take to streets to manage traffic

The streets of Dhaka are witnessing a peculiar sight. Dozens of students have taken to manage traffic in the capital city of Bangladesh, which witnessed a violent uprising that led to Shiekh Hasina resigning from her position as Prime Minister and the formation of an interim government led by Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

The protests, originally sparked by demands for a revised quota system, saw thousands of students from various universities and educational institutions pour onto the streets, demanding changes from the previous Awami League government, led by Hasina.

The violent protests lasted for months and in the last few weeks several deaths were reported by local media reports.

With the formation of an interim government in Dhaka, led by Yunus, the students have now stepped up to manage the traffic outside the Parliament of Bangladesh, where heavy traffic has been reported.

Students from diverse backgrounds, including engineering, medical and other fields, are volunteering to manage the traffic.

Bashir, a student volunteer manning traffic near the Bangladesh Parliament building, said since universities and schools are closed for now, students have stepped in to manage the traffic.

"We are more than 50 students, managing traffic here...Police will also come and manage it as we also have to return to our studies. At the moment, the schools and colleges are closed...but police will come soon," he said.

Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate economist, was sworn in as head of Bangladesh's interim government on August 8, just three days after Hasina's resignation.